Lemz Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Lemz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lemz (5) may also be a first name.

Lemz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lemz Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lemz (Russian: Лемз) is more commonly found in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lemz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Lemz live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lemz is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 5 people.

The last name Lemz is most widely held in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,432,932. Outside of The Dominican Republic this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Thailand, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemze897/
Lemsz891/
Hlemz891/
Lemtz890/
Lemnze8034/
Lenz7581,868/
Lems751,560/
Lamz75215/
Lemc754/
Limz754/
Ljmz751/
Lomz750/
Leimetz732/
Leemetz731/
Lenze673,171/
Liems6771/
Luenz6750/
Lehms6726/
Lemje6712/
Lenzt6710/
Laenz679/
Leems679/
Lienz679/
Lensz679/
Lemse677/
Lemch674/
Leims673/
Limtz672/
Laems672/
Hlems672/
Loems672/
Lemçe671/
Lemms671/
Lemss671/
Leums671/
Loenz671/
Lamtz670/
Lennz670/
Leams670/

Lemz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemz in the Russian language
Лемзlemz-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemz
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